Charges Yet to Be Filed in Possible Davis Homicide Case
The Yolo County DA’s office has not filed charges against John Paul Johnson in connection with the…
First Murder in Just Over a Year Hits Davis on Friday
Details are sparse at the moment, but Davis Police late on Friday reported that on Friday morning…
Commentary: We May Have Narrowly Averted Something Catastrophic
When the DA announced that Lauren Kirk-Coehlo was being held on $1 million bail, it raised a…
Monitoring Local Police Surveillance Equipment
Editor’s note: The city of Davis may soon be looking into whether to have an ordinance that…
Details Paint a Grim Picture in the Hate Crime Case
When Police Chief Darren Pytel and DA Jeff Reisig first announced the arrest of 30-year-old Davis resident…
Islamic Center Suspect Faces Six Years and Is Being Held on $1 Million Bail
On Tuesday, Davis Police along with the FBI and Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the…
Breaking News: Arrest Made of Woman Who Vandalized Islamic Center of Davis
(From Press Release) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel and the…
A Cautionary Tale of AB 60 in the New Immigration World
Yesterday’s column on the door being open to much broader actions on deportation contained an interesting anecdotal…
Sunday Commentary: Attempted Kidnapping An Eye Opener for Davis, Parents
Perhaps it was growing up during stranger-danger time, when kids became aware, even in small towns and…
Proposition 64 Passes – What Does the Legalization of Marijuana Mean for Davis Residents?
(From Press Release) – Effective November 9, 2016, the adult use of marijuana by persons 21 and…
Davis City Council Passes Cautious but Community Focused Cannabis Moratoriums
by Eric M. Gudz In the 6th hour of an already contentious evening of civics in the…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Challenging Police Body Camera Laws
In the article we ran over the weekend, Peter Bibring and Catherine Wagner write that, while police…
Former Owners of Royal Oak Mobile Home Park Agree to Pay Restitution in Settlement
The Yolo County District Attorney’s office announced in a press release this week that on August 2,…
Davis Police Chief on Policing and Treatment of People of Color
Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel spent over two hours presenting to the Yolo County ACLU last night…
With Murder, It’s Never a Case of “Too Much Information.”
By Lloyd Billingsley Last month marked more than three years since Davis police brought high-school student Daniel…
My View II: Reflections on the Last Two Weeks and the Future of Policing
In two weeks, I will have been doing this stuff for ten years – which is a…
New KetMoRee Murder Witness Emerges with a Different Story
By Antoinette Borbon and David Greenwald In a secret grand jury hearing recently announced by Judge Dave…
City to End Downtown Bar Moratorium
The city council this week is expected to approve an Entertainment Permit Ordinance which will repeal the…
Police Arrest Substitute Teacher For Being Under Influence, Possession of Cannabis
Around 11 am on Tuesday, police were called out to Montgomery Elementary School. According to a communication…
Davis Police Reorganize, Naming Two Deputy Police Chiefs
The structure of the Davis Police Department will change slightly under new Police Chief Darren Pytel, who…